iti -- with these words; ajnapya -- ordering; artha -- of personal interest and advantage; tantra -- of the doctrine; jnah -- the knower; ahuya -- calling for; yadu-pungavam -- the most eminent of the Yadus; grihitva -- taking; panina -- with his own hand; panim -- his hand; tatah -- then; akruram -- to Akrura; uvaca ha -- he said.

Having thus commanded his ministers, Kamsa next called for Akrura, the most eminent of the Yadus. Kamsa knew the art of securing personal advantage, and thus he took Akrura's hand in his own and spoke to him as follows.